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Weekly Dispatch · 13 September 2026

Two 4–2 wins with the same warning

Both of Barça's teams won 4–2 this weekend, and the goals each of them conceded are the part to study before the next matches. The attack is covering for a lot of defensive problems at the moment. Neither team can count on that against better opponents, and the club goes into Saturday's Assembly with its own gap between a strong headline and the detail underneath.

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Both teams won despite avoidable defensive mistakes.

  1. 01Barça made a comfortable win at Levante harder than it needed to beBarça were 3–0 up early in the second half and gave Levante two goals through mistakes in possession. Adeyemi's late goal secured the win after two avoidable errors.Open topic
  2. 02Atlético made the Femení solve the same problem twiceBarça went behind, came back, lost the lead again soon afterwards and still beat Atlético 4–2 with Patri Guijarro at centre-back.Open topic
  3. 03Barça's variety in attack matters more than the goal totalBarça scored 22 goals in their first five matches, a total not reached since 1950, and four more at Levante. What matters is how many different players and moves produced them.Open topic
  4. 04Adeyemi and Jesus have given Flick more optionsKarim Adeyemi scored his first Champions League goal for Barça against Feyenoord and the fourth at Levante off the bench. Gabriel Jesus scored two minutes after coming on against Feyenoord.Open topic
  5. 05Barça's €1bn year still ended with an €18m lossThe club announced record income of more than €1bn and a positive ordinary result. The audited accounts going to Saturday's Assembly show an €18m net loss against a budgeted €4m profit.Open topic

La Liga13 September 2026

VenueEstadi Ciutat de València

Barça were 3–0 up early in the second half, then gave Levante two goals through mistakes in possession before Adeyemi scored in stoppage time.

La LigaUp next

Racing de Santander

16 September 2026, 21:30

VenueCamp Nou

Who replaces Gerard Martín if he is out, and how many of Sunday's starters Flick rests.

Liga F12 September 2026

VenueEstadi Johan Cruyff

Atlético scored first and equalised again after Barça went ahead, both times with balls behind a reshuffled defence. Pina's crosses to the far post and Brugts' two goals settled it.

Liga FUp next

Alavés Femenino

18 September 2026, 20:00

VenueMendizorroza

Whether Patri stays at centre-back, and what Romeu changes before Paris FC visit five days later.

The Temperature

Supporters spent Sunday evening arguing about the defence, and a lot of the anger went at the club for not signing a centre-back in the summer. The concern about the defence is fair. The transfer argument does not follow from this match, because both Levante goals came from mistakes in possession rather than a shortage of centre-backs. Blaming Pedri or the board's whole summer for one poor afternoon goes too far. The accounts going to Saturday's Assembly have drawn little attention in supporter threads despite the €18m loss.

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